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The Downs Primary School and Nursery
📍CM20 3RB🏛️Essex🎓Primary👶With Nursery📅Ages 3-11👥402 pupils
Local Ranking:#324 Ranked out of 372 Primary Schools in Essex (top 87%)
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School Details
School Details
| Phase | Primary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Coeducational Sixth Form | Yes |
| Has Nursery | Yes |
| Religious Character | None |
| Principal | Headteacher Rob Calderwood |
| Address | The Hides, Harlow, CM20 3RB |
| Phone Number | 01279445538 |
| Website | www.downsschool.com |
| Academy Sponsor | THE PASSMORES CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY |
| Local Authority | Essex |
| Unique Reference Number | 146157 |
Pupils Data
Pupil Summary
| Total Pupils | 402(96% capacity) |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Boy/Girl Ratio | 52.0% Girls 48.0% Boys |
| Eligible for Free School Meals | 116 pupils (28.9%) |
| First Language is Not English | 175 pupils(43.5%) |
| Young Carers | 23 (5.7%) |
Pupil Ethnicities
| White, British | 36.1% |
| Black, African | 12.2% |
| Asian, Indian | 11.9% |
| White, Other | 9.5% |
| Asian, Pakistani | 5.2% |
| Asian, Bangladeshi | 3.7% |
| Mixed, White & Black Caribbean | 3.7% |
| Mixed, Other | 3.2% |
| Mixed, White & Black African | 2.0% |
| Black, Caribbean | 1.7% |
| Mixed, White & Asian | 1.5% |
| Asian, Other | 1.2% |
| Black, Other | 1.2% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 0.2% |
Ofsted Inspections
Latest Inspection
| Ofsted Overall Rating: | Not AvailableWhy? |
| Schoolchecker.io Rating: | |
| Inspection Date: | 5/20/2025 |
| All Inspections: | View on Ofsted Website |
Category Judgements
| The quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Admissions
Not Oversubscribed
100% of applicants who put this school as their first choice primary school received an offer.
99% of applications which included this school had preferences listed on the Common Application Form.
On Time Applications
| Total Applications | 51 |
| As first preference | 24 |
| As second preference | 11 |
| As third preference | 8 |
| From another local authority | 0 |
Offers Made on National Offer Day
| Total Offers | 24 |
| To first preference | 24 |
| To second preference | 0 |
| To third preference | 0 |
| To any preference | 24 |
| To another local authority | 0 |